RFA International is the exclusive distributor of the ChEMK Industrial Group, headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

The 4 production units in Russia, along with various mines and ore deposits, establishes the ChEMK Industrial Group as one of the largest integrated producers of FerroAlloys worldwide.

With years of experience in the industry, RFA International is recognized as a global leader in the supply of FerroChrome, FerroSilicon and several other FerroAlloy products.

We take pride in the fact that leading Carbon, Stainless and Special Steel producers around the world rely on our ability to consistently deliver high quality products.

1929

2006 

2002 

2015 The first Ferroalloy plant in the Soviet Union was built in Chelyabinsk

Acquisition of Yurga plant

Acquisition of Kuznetskie Ferrosplavy (KF) plant

Acquisition of Serov plant

JSC ChEMK is established

1992 

ABOUT US

HISTORY

Plant Location Production Capacity (kt)

Number of Employees

Production Units Products

ChEMK Chelyabinsk – Ural Region

750 10,000 50 HC/MC/LC FeCr FeSi, FeMn, SiMn

Kuznetskie Ferrosplavy (KF)

Novokuznetsk – Kemerovo Region

440 2,800 13 FeSi, Microsilica

Yurga Yurga –Kemerovo Region

125 1,100 7 FeSi, Microsilica

Serov Serov –Sverdlovsk Region

400 2,650 17 HC/MC/LC FeCr FeSi

PLANTS AND MINES

FERROALLOY PLANTSerov

PORT FACILITYVladprom

FERROALLOY PLANTYurga

FERROALLOY PLANTKuznetskie Ferrosplavy (KF)

MINING COMPLEX Marganets Komi >> Manganese Ore

MINING COMPLEX Kongor-Khrom>> Chromium Ore

MINING COMPLEX Saranovskaya Rudnaya>> Chromium Ore

MINING COMPLEX Antonovskoe>> Quartzite Ore

KHARP 

SVERDLOVSK 

INTA 

CHELYABINSK  ANZHERO-SUDZHENSK 

VLADIVOSTOK  NOVOKUZNETSK 

MOSCOW

FERROALLOY PLANTChEMK

FerroSilicon (FeSi)

Si (%) C (%) P (%) S (%) Al (%)

FeSi 75 75 ↑ 0.15 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 1.5 ↓

FeSi 70 70 ↑ 0.15 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 1.5 ↓

FeSi 65 65 ↑ 0.15 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 1.5 ↓

FeSi 45 45 ↑ 0.15 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 1.5 ↓

Microsilica

SiO2 (%) H2O (%) Activity Index LOI (%) Bulk Density (kg/m3)

Microsilica 90 ↑ 3 ↓ 105 ↑ 6 ↓ 500 – 700

Microsilica 85 ↑ 3 ↓ 95 ↑ 6 ↓ 500 – 700

OUR PRODUCTS

Refined FerroSilicon 70 (HG FeSi 70)

Si (%) C (%) P (%) S (%) Al (%)

HG FeSi 70 70 ↑ 0.05 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.5 ↓

SilicoManganese (SiMn)

Mn (%) Si (%) C (%) P (%) S (%)

SiMn 65 ↑ 15 - 18 2.5 ↓ 0.15 ↓ 0.03 ↓

Medium Carbon FerroChrome (MC FeCr)

Cr (%) C (%) Si (%) P (%) S (%)

MC FeCr 65 ↑ 0.5 – 2 1.5 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓

High Carbon FerroChrome Low Titanium (HC FeCr LTi)

Cr (%) C (%) Si (%) P (%) S (%) Ti (%)

HC FeCr LTi 60 ↑ 8 – 9 1.5 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.025 ↓

High Carbon FerroChrome (HC FeCr)

Cr (%) C (%) Si (%) P (%) S (%)

HC FeCr 60 ↑ 8 – 9 1.5 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓

HC FeCr Si 1.0 60 ↑ 8 – 9 1.0 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓

HC FeCr Si 0.5 60 ↑ 8 – 9 0.5 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓

Low Carbon FerroChrome (LC FeCr)

Cr (%) C (%) Si (%) P (%) S (%)

LC FeCr 65 ↑ 0.015 – 0.25 1 ↓ 0.03 ↓ 0.03 ↓

A GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ALOCAL PRESENCE

RFA International has several Sales and Representation Offices, and operates a wide network of warehouses globally.

Sales and Representation Offices:

• Switzerland: Schaffhausen (Main office)• Japan: Tokyo• India: New Delhi

Warehouses:

• Europe: Rotterdam, Vlissingen, Ravenna, Bilbao, Duisburg, Basel, Gavle, Scunthorpe

• Far East: Moji, Nagoya, Kawasaki, Himeji, Muroran, Busan, Kaohsiung

• Turkey: Gebze, Iskenderun• Middle East: Sohar

This local presence allows us to provide efficient logistic services and just-in-time deliveries to our customers.

QUALITY SYSTEM

The main priority of our company is to achieve customer satisfaction by consistently supplying high quality products.

This Quality System is based on a permanent control of all stages of the production process, and on strict testing in our modern accredited laboratories.

Our Quality Management System is certified in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard.

ENVIRONMENT

As part of a constant commitment to limit the environmental impact of our Operations, our Group has made significant investments in highly effective gas-cleaning equipment that have drastically reduced the level of greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade.

Another focus in our sustainable approach, is to recycle internally close to 95% of our production waste, and to use a closed cycle industrial water supply with multi-stage water treatment.

Our Environment Management System is certified in accordance with the ISO 14001 standard.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

At the ChEMK Industrial Group, our long-term success depends upon working to ensure the safety and well-being of our workers and contractors.

We believe that a safe and healthy workplace is a business imperative. Our health and safety policy requires that we minimize the risk of accidents, injuries and exposure to health hazards in our Operations.

Our Health and Safety Management System is certified in accordance with the ISO 18001 standard.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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